Some say music downloading helps music sales. But a new study by the big music producers says that’s not the case. Some “28 per cent of the people surveyed who reported buying less music in the last 12 months said the decline was mainly due to downloading, file sharing and CD burning. Fifty-two per cent of music consumers who don’t download said they paid for music in the past month. Thirty-five per cent of downloaders said they’d bought tunes in the past month. When those who’d purchased were asked how they heard about the CD, only 2 per cent cited downloading.”